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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; RIGHT: auto" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_7_1330966806402390 class=yiv551804305MsoNoSpacing align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_7_1330966806402389><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" size=3 face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">The <SPAN id=yiv551804305lw_1323707321_0 class=yiv551804305yshortcuts><SPAN id=yiv551804305lw_1330966852_0 class="yiv551804305yshortcuts yiv551804305cs4-visible">Cleveland Shakespeare Festival</SPAN></SPAN> Announces AUDITIONS for the 15th Season of FREE Shakespearean Theater </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_7_1330966806402495 class=yiv551804305MsoNormal><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><FONT size=3><FONT id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_1330966801756359>The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, <SPAN id=yiv551804305lw_1307977711_0 class=yiv551804305yshortcuts>Cleveland</SPAN>’s only source for FREE, outdoor Shakespearean theater,</FONT> <FONT id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_1330966801756262><FONT id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_1330966801756282>proudly announces </FONT><B>auditions for its 15<SUP id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_7_1330966806402513>th </SUP>Season to open in June 2012.</B> <SPAN> </SPAN><FONT id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_1330966801756321>This season, CSF will be presenting <SPAN id=yiv551804305lw_1307977711_1 class=yiv551804305yshortcuts>William Shakespeare</SPAN>’s <I></I><U>The Merchant of Venice</U> and <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE:
12pt"><U style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">King Henry the Eighth or All <FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">is</FONT></FONT><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"> True by Willliam <FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Shakespeare and</FONT></FONT><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"> John</FONT> <FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Fletcher</FONT></U></SPAN><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_1330966801756345>,<FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">directed by David Hanson </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; RIGHT: auto" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_13309668017562174 class=yiv551804305MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><SPAN id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_7_1330966806402509>Open Auditions will be held at CSF headquarters (within the Ensemble Theater complex):</SPAN></FONT></DIV><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><FONT size=3><SPAN>
<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_13309668017562173 class=yiv551804305MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_13309668017561526><B><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">2843 Washington Blvd.</FONT></B></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv551804305MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'serif'" id=yiv551804305yui_3_2_0_36_1330966801756816><FONT face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">on two dates: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<div class=yiv57441266MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT size=3 face="times new roman, new york, times, serif">Auditions will be "open call" so no appointment will be necessary. Auditioners will be seen in the order recorded at sign in.</FONT></SPAN></div>
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<div class=yiv57441266MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT size=3 face="times new roman, new york, times, serif"><SPAN><FONT size=3>Please bring two (2) copies of your head shot and resume'. Prepare two contrasting monologues - at least one should be from the <SPAN id=yiv57441266lw_1271004553_4 class=yiv57441266yshortcuts>works of William Shakespeare</SPAN> - keeping the combined total performance time under five minutes.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></div>
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